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alt text: A two panel comic. In the first panel there are two buttons labeled “I don’t believe in prescriptivism” and “‘Literally’ cannot mean ‘figuratively’”. A finger hovers between the buttons. In the second panel, the finger’s owner is sweating and wiping his brow, unable to decide.

  • Shalakushka@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    You aren’t interacting with the premise of my argument. I’m not saying this hasn’t happened before. I’m saying is it useful to add another one that has no actual use beyond “I cannot think of an adverb”?

    • cazssiew@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      The premise of your argument is ‘why aren’t people more rational?’. That’s a silly premise.